Overall the self running power point was both an enjoyable and enlightening experience. Prior to this project I had only used the program for a few assignments and knew nothing of the interesting abilities which can be easily performed using it.
However that is not to say its use is without frustration. Attempting to get music to play continuously throughout an entire show was quite aggravating at first though in retrospect relatively easy to do. the reason i had so much difficulty was that there are neuances to the timing of Powerpoint animations.
Every time you introduce a new animation into the show you have to first place the order you want it to happen in and then make sure you define it as "on click" "with previous" or "after previous." This was the hard part for me but eventually i mastered it and could add new animation s in a matter of seconds.
What I enjoyed most but was also quite time consuming was working with audacity. To make sure my clip did not go beyond 390 seconds and also that it contained the best parts of my chosen but slow building song I had to cut it into three pieces and splice it together into one cohesive clip. While I didn't do this perfectly I did manage to get a pretty good 30 second clip with one smooth transition and one rough one. Overall I was pleased.
